A appreciate his service to the military and the communities he was a part of.
Rest in peace Bob.

Thanks for letting us know Lenny.

jbart65 said:

Nice photo, but on my table, at night, I can't always tell the 2, 4 and 8 apart. Part of the problem is my lighting, but it hasn't been something I've been able to solve.

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What do you have for a light over your table? I actually put dimmer bulbs in my light so it wasn't quite as bright, its the only light that's on when I'm at the table in my basement. I cant imagine how bright it would be with LED's.

Anyone follow Kevin Noel on Facebook? I've been watching his reels. His cues look sweet. Ross custom cues

kanzzo said:

Drawing exactly 4 diamonds to a bulls eye feels like completely uncontollable and random and almost impossible accomplishment. When you do find a way to do repeatedly and constantly, it feels like magic and is one of the greatest feelings possible in pool

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kanzzo said:

(and pro tip: aim for nickel target instead of one square foot target when practicing )

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Here is the way I approach it. Hope it can motivate others to try it out.

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Out of 5 attempts you aim for a score appropriate for your level of play. Trying to beat your personal best and getting great immidiate feedback on every attempt.

In my case 15 (3.0 average) is very very strong, 19 my Personal Best and aiming to top 20 on every attempt (so making every attempt from practice session a game).

5 points is a circle of 4.5'' or exactly 2 balls and 3 points is 9/10 of a 9 foot diamond distance (so scoring 3 is well within the goal for BU VII).

Here are the scores from the (uncut) video:
5/1/3/3/3 (15)
1-
3/5/2/2/3 (15)
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3/3/3/2/- (11)
5/3/3/5/3 (19)
3/3/2/2/5 (15)
5/3/3/2/- (13)
3/3/5/5/3 (19)

And in case one might think: "this looks great but I can't afford such a beautiful target or don't know where to get it" - paper target works great also:

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scoring 5/3/3/3/5 (19) on this one.
(Cue ball landing within the circle are 5 points, landing on the paper or within half ball from the paper are 3 points.)



You can download the templates for the paper target here for a full circle and here for a half target.

Should you need instructions how to use the template, here is a short video.

iusedtoberich said:

Who won with Siming? I only watched a minute or two.

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She won 15-5. Last ball off the table is a huge spot.

David in FL said:

You can't blame a guy for trying!

It's a beauty. And Jerry remembers it too.

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COA on mine has a finish date of June 4, 2018. Pretty close to yours Rexus. Beautiful cues.

Practice on the 9 footers, if you can. Making shots through all the "trees" becomes easier on bar boxes after that.

Anybody with a cue lathe wants 1k for a plain 4 point 4 veneer cue now

Learn the banks. 1 rail, 2 rail, 3 or more. Then practice the cuts/walks.

Who won with Siming? I only watched a minute or two.

now that they're gone I can comment

N I C E - S T U F F ! !

Lowell said:

Does the very thin hit on said draw shot result in less draw action?

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It depends on what you mean by "draw action". The more cut angle you have, the less angle change from the 90-degree rule that draw can cause. A very, very thin hit will have almost no angle change from draw, just as follow on a very thin hit will not make much difference in the path of the cue ball. But this is easy enough to try for yourself on the table.